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Hokusei Gakuen University

In research, Hokusei Gakuen University stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,952 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,029
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,228
of 2,112
Research works
311
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Hokusei Gakuen University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #10,952 of 16,945 13.0%162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hokusei Gakuen University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.57× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.04× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.35× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hokusei Gakuen University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tatsuyoshi Masuda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hokusei Gakuen University.

  1. 1 Tatsuyoshi Masuda Japan · #314,026 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Hokusei Gakuen University

Which keywords describe research at Hokusei Gakuen University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Second Language Acquisition, Social Interaction, Language Teaching, Gender Differences, Emotion, Labor Market, Educational Psychology and Corrective Feedback.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Second Language Acquisition2▲ 51×2 topics
  2. Social Interaction2▲ 11×5 topics
  3. Language Teaching2▲ 16×2 topics
  4. Gender Differences2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  5. Emotion2▲ 16×6 topics
  6. Social Media2▲ 2.4×7 topics
  7. Food Security2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  8. Labor Market2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  9. Corrective Feedback1▲ 37×1 topic
  10. Educational Psychology1▲ 53×2 topics
  11. L2 Motivation1▲ 37×1 topic
  12. Academic Achievement1▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Cultural Differences1▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Cultural Heritage1▲ 4.6×2 topics
  15. Health Effects1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  16. Pragmatics1▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Regional Development1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  18. Corpus Linguistics1▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Job Satisfaction1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  20. Product Design1▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Reflective Practice1▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Stress1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  23. Cultural Competence1▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Experiential Learning1▲ 40×1 topic
  25. Learning Styles1▲ 80×1 topic
  26. Professional Development1▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Spatial Patterns1▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Architectural Geometry1▲ 214×1 topic
  29. Artistic Representation1▲ 214×1 topic
  30. Burnout1▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Conversation Analysis1▲ 63×1 topic
  32. Ecological Knowledge1▲ 42×2 topics
  33. Employee Welfare1▲ 849×1 topic
  34. Environmental Noise1▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Information Sharing1▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Interactional Linguistics1▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Labour Market1▲ 849×1 topic
  38. Noise Pollution1▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Retention1▲ 114×1 topic
  40. Rural Transformation1▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Hokusei Gakuen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences, Architecture and Art History Studies and Noise Effects and Management.

EFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…1EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 1 fractional worksLearning Styles and Cogn…1Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences: 1 fractional worksArchitecture and Art History Studies: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 1 fractional worksEmployee Welfare and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 1 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 1 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…1Social Work Education and Practice: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyVisual Arts and Performing ArtsSpeech and Hearing4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 1 works
  2. 2 Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Architecture and Art History Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  4. 4 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  5. 5 Employee Welfare and Language Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  6. 6 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 1 works
  7. 7 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  8. 8 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 1 works
  9. 9 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hokusei Gakuen University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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